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As reports emerge that Kensington Palace is set to redefine Princess Kate\u2019s role, insiders tell us why she\u2019s been left feeling \u2018hollow\u2019 by the constant scrutiny<\/p>\n
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Kate wearing Princess Diana’s earrings<\/p>\n
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Just over a year on from receiving her shock cancer diagnosis, Kate Middleton is very much back on the public stage and making her mark when it comes to tirelessly showing up for the causes she truly believes in. <\/p>\n
The \u2018People\u2019s Princess\u2019 may have been a moniker she adopted from her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, but there is no doubt to her fans that the shoe certainly fits. In fact, earlier this year, a British newspaper published a list of the staggering 51 times that Kate has been compared to Diana \u2013 from similar outfits to their mutual mothering and their charitable endeavours, right down to the minutiae of their interactions with the public. <\/p>\n
Again, last week, Kate, 43, was praised for \u2018paying tribute\u2019 to Diana when she wore a nautical-style outfit to a visit to HMS Glasgow \u2013 a sartorial style also favoured by Diana, who wore a similar outfit over three decades ago in 1993. <\/p>\n
However, just hours later, it was revealed that Palace officials are now on a mission to turn the tables for Kate, with Royal commentator Gareth Russell claiming that Kensington Palace are aiming to \u2018reset the balance\u2019 to focus less on her appearance and more on her work for the worthy causes she champions. <\/p>\n
Gareth said, \u2018We’ll see the royal households try to create more of a balance between pieces written about what they’re wearing versus what they’re doing. And I think that’s probably what they’re attempting to do – reset the balance.\u2019 <\/p>\n
And now a source tells us that this latest move by palace officials has come as a huge relief to Kate, who hopes to gather traction for her own passions, rather than living in the shadow of Diana, who devastatingly died aged just 36. <\/p>\n
The insider says, \u2018Kate has always taken a lot of pride in her appearance, and she\u2019s certainly not ungrateful for the comparisons to Diana, but it also weighs heavily on her because it feels as though she can\u2019t put a foot wrong. <\/p>\n
\u2018Every outfit, every hairstyle, every smile is scrutinised, and that kind of constant pressure is exhausting. She wishes there was more attention on the initiatives she and William are championing, instead of just what dress she\u2019s wearing or how she\u2019s done her hair.’<\/p>\n
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Diana in her polka dots<\/p>\n
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There\u2019s no doubt that continuing Diana\u2019s sensational legacy is a huge weight to bear for a young mother-of-three who has undergone a huge health battle and continues to live her life on the world stage.<\/p>\n
And while Prince Harry has continued to draw comparisons between his wife Meghan Markle and his mother, who tragically died in a car crash in 1997, it has always been Kate who has carried the gauntlet of such a huge responsibility \u2013 years before she inherited the official title in 2022. <\/p>\n
Many royal commentators and authors have suggested that while Kate would have loved Diana to have been a part of her life, having died years before she met Prince William at St. Andrews University, she had always been aware of the huge duty she would one day have to fulfil. <\/p>\n
Royal author Robert Jobson previously explained, \u2018She knew she\u2019d inevitably be compared with Diana, whose untimely death had provoked such a tsunami of anger and grief. And she was right. The similarities and differences between the two women were dissected ad infinitum and even discussed in the royal household.\u2019 <\/p>\n
Now the source adds, \u2018Kate has played a huge role in numerous charitable activities through the Royal Foundation with a strong emphasis on childhood development and mental health and art but also issues related to addiction and helping children going through changes in the family like divorce or the death of a family member. <\/p>\n
\u2018These are her passions. If there\u2019s anything she can do to help, Kate is on it. She\u2019s rebounded since her recent health setback and is more committed than ever to her work.\u2019 <\/p>\n
Following six months of chemotherapy last year, the source says the pressure on Kate to look good whilst juggling her duties as a future Queen can feel like \u2018too much pressure\u2019 and leave her feeling \u2018hollow at times\u2019. <\/p>\n
They add, \u2018When there is so much attention placed on Kate\u2019s looks, dress and even her mannerisms, it tends to defeat the purpose. So much fuss is made about everything she says and does that it puts more pressure on Kate to be perfect.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Kate loves a polka dot too<\/p>\n
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Poignantly, Diana also underwent a huge personal shift following her divorce from King Charles \u2013 a time in her life that saw her reinvent herself and further throw her all into the causes she believed in. <\/p>\n
The curator of the 2017 Kensington Palace exhibition, \u2018Diana: Her Fashion Story\u2019, Eleri Lynn said of the time, \u2018She said she wanted to be a work-horse, not a clothes-horse and simplified her look in order to focus the press attention on her work not her wardrobe.\u2019 <\/p>\n
In the months before her death, Diana donated 79 of her extravagant dresses for auction at Christie\u2019s in New York, raising \u00a33.4 million, which she donated to cancer and HIV charities.<\/p>\n
And now the source says that Kate is hoping the public will help her to honour Diana in the right way. <\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s true that Kate will often wear jewellery or similarly styled suits as a tribute to her late mother-in-law, Diana\u2019 they tell us.<\/p>\n
\u2018But the point isn\u2019t the colours, hat or earrings – it\u2019s that Diana was intent on using her influence to benefit the lives of people going through hard times and that\u2019s what Kate is trying to do. There has been no better forbearer than Diana.<\/p>\n
\u2018Kate is very intelligent and deeply involved behind the scenes, and she hopes that side of her will eventually get the recognition it deserves. She wants the focus to be on her contributions and not just how she looks.\u2019 <\/p>\n
Kate and William are also facing an uncertain future as the country looks to them for reassurance amid uncertain times while the monarchy faces their toughest period to date following years of public scandal. <\/p>\n
And the source says that, now more than ever, the public must support Kate. <\/p>\n
The insider warns, \u2018She\u2019s facing pressure as the future queen to save the monarchy in the wake of Harry and Meghan\u2019s treachery and Andrew\u2019s endless scandals. Plus many believe Charles is ailing, and Camilla is preoccupied taking care of him. <\/p>\n
‘Some people seem to think Kate is superhuman, but that\u2019s a tall order. She\u2019s not an icon or a decorative inanimate object. She\u2019s not one to stir up controversy but there are times when she must wish people would see her as she really is – a human being, a parent, a wife, a tireless worker, and see beyond this statuesque figure and beautiful outfits.\u2019 <\/p>\n
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